a b pears (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Limited Edition. Limited Numbered Edition 738 of 1000. Very good condition, folio, red morocco leather, bevelled edges, gilt ruled decoration and titles across front and spine, five raised bands on spine, sunning to spine otherwise light wear, all edges gilt, gilt decoration to internal edges of covers, binding is firm and text block clean, marbled end papers, half tone illustrations throughout, further 56 sepia photogravure with tissue guards, lacks 1 called for and not bound in (Dr. Paul Cohn) this was supplied loose with some copies but not present here, also the portrait of "The Late Mr. M. Vivian Smith" is a halftone portrait in text and should not have been included in the list of Photogravures, it is not included in the list of other illustrations, xiv plus 522 pages. This is a heavy volume (5.4 kg net weight) and will require additional for postage/shipping. [QH] [QP].

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A scarce set of first editions of British poetry, published and written during the First World War, Interwar and Second World War. A scarce five volume set of charming poetry, all first editions written during the First World War, Interwar period, or Second World War. Published between 1915 and 1944.Sonnets and Lyrics: A Little Book on Verse on the Present War, poet, bookseller and London literary figure Bertram Dobell, a poetic anthology written at the outbreak of the First World War and his final year. Published by his brothers, including Percy Dobell who has signed the front free end paper. (P.J. and A.E. Dobell, 1915. In the publisher's original quarter cloth, with paper boards).Short Swallow Flights of Song, written by poet A.B. Pears, a very scarce anthology. Pears was encouraged by friends to publish his poems for wider consumption, including poems Silence, Twilight and Dawn, and The Matterhorn. (Brash Bros., 1920. In the publisher's original quarter cloth, paper boards).Antrin Sangs, written by Scottish poet Andrew Dodds. A keen supporter of agricultural unions, Dodds was known for depicting the struggles of farm labourers. Alongside his poetry, having previously written Lothian Land in 1917, he wrote many newspaper articles supporting Labour politics. (The Scottish Farm Servant, 1921. In the publisher's original red paper wraps).More Lauds and Libels, written by English-Irish editor and author Charles Lacrom Graves, the uncle of poet Robert Graves. An amusing poet as expressed in this anthology, today Graves is perhaps most well-known for his anonymous spoof of H.G. Wells's sci-fi classic War of the Worlds as War of the Wenuses. (Clement Ingleby, 1924. In the publisher's original quarter cloth, marble paper boards).Green and Grey: Collected Poems, written and signed by senior British diplomat and writer Lord Robert Vansittart. A personal collection of poetry both from his youth and the present World War. Today, Vansittart is both known for his staunch opposition to appeasement. (Hutchinson and Co., 1944. In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper). In the publisher's original binding. Externally, smart. The occasional faint mark to Vansittart, Dodds, heavier to rear joint, and extremities of Pears. Fading to the spine of Dobell, Vansittart, and Dodds. Minor bumping to the heads and tails of the spine, and to the extremities of Vansittart, Pears and Graves. A small chip to front joint, and to head of spine, of Dodds. Small chip to right extremities of front wrapper. Unclipped dust wrapper of Vansittart is generally bright and clean, with slight signs of edge wear and fading to wrapper spine. The occasional small spot to wrapper spine. Minor offsetting to end papers of Pears and Dobell. Publisher's and poet's signed inscriptions to front free end papers of Dobell and Vansittart respectively. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with slight browning to first and last leaves of Pears, and spotting to first and final leaves of Dodds. Very Good. book.